Red Velvet Cake

This is Alton Brown's Red Velvet Cake. It takes about 2 hours from start to finish, and it is worth every minute. I cannot share the exact recipe with you on my blog but if you search on the Food Network website you are sure to find it. The chef, Alton Brown, is a genius when it comes to creating things in the kitchen. I highly recommend his recipes and his show Good Eats which is both quirky and insightful. Check those both out if you get the chance.

I find that store bought red velvet I don't like. Is it trying to be vanilla and just coming up short? Is it trying to be chocolate and failing? I don't know anymore. This makes it clear to me it's a light chocolate and it's sticking to it. (Although if you use half a cup of chocolate powder instead of 1/4 cup it doesn't hurt)

I hope you enjoy it!